The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-02-15
RAGING RIVERS,
The Latest From the Torrent
Torn Districts.
CHICAGo's CRISIS.

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| Chicago, Feb. lO.-The immense volume
of water that swelled over tae Ogen dam
and caused so much alarm in the south
west portion of the city, Yesterday after
noon, spread out last night and flooded all
OF that territory lying between Twenty
second street and Illinois and Michigan
canal. On West Ashland avenue scores of
families living in the small cottages that
dot the bottom, were compelled to move
up stairs and some of the more timid ones
sought shelter in other parts of the CITY
After the ice gorge that formed near
| McCOrmick's reaper works early In the
afternoon was dislodged it was believed that
| the ice foes would move down the chan
| mel with the current and be driven out
| into the lake but at 10 o'clock word was
rereived that another ice jam more for
midable than the first one had formed
above the Main street bridge. The fire.
boat Geyser, left the dock and steamed up
to that point. Here an immense gorge
was found extending from the bridge
| fully 800 feet toward Ashland avenue and
| blocking up the wtole river. 1t took an
hours bac~ ing to dislodge the ice. Ex-
plO,iOns were heard from above, where at
the Panhandle bridge an attempt was
being made to break a IN, the attempt
had not been succs sssul up to the time the
Geyser lett, and 1t was expected that when
that ice came down another gorge would
form
All the danger, however, is over this
morning. The ice all moved out of the
river about day light. The water that
submerged the docks and lumber wards
has gone down and the damage is not so
great as 1t promised TO be yesterday after
noon. At midnight all the yards west of
Ashland avenue were under water, while
several big factories were more or less
flooded. On the south side of the river,
where the land is quite low, the water was
three and four feet deep and the co.tagers
were badly frightened.
A woman living In q small house at the
south end of the Ashland avenue bridge
gave birth TO child early In the evening,
and few hours after had to be carried up
stairs. Scarcely had she been removed
when the water was flowing over the bed
on which she lay. Several families fearing
their frail dwellings might be swept away
by the Hood during the night. took such
articles of clothing as they could carry and
left. Many easements along Archie ave-
nue. were flooded last night.
MCHIGAN's MISERY
Lyons. Mich, Feb. lO.-Lyous is a sea
of ice. The Grand river rose during the
night about four feet, and an ice gorge
has formed just below the city. The
whole business portion of the town is
under wster and great damage has been
sustained. The loss will reach into the
thousands. Several families have been
driven out of their dwellings and others
took to upper stories. The ice gorge
covers an area of about 400 acres, and is
to be twenty feet thick in places.
Should The Lansing ice reach here before
the gorge breaks, ii will probably leave The
river bed and carry many houses down the
river. All mails are shut off from the
north and west.
Lyons, Mich, Feb. 10-Boats manned
with three or four Oarsmen each are max
ing strenuous efforts to save property from
foods. Some buildings have been swept
down the streams and others must surely
~. The current is cutting the embark
neDt of the Water Power company and
rushing In torrents through the factories
Those who can are anchoring their build
ings to keep them from being swept down
stream, it is.estimated that one thousand
are covered with the ice gorge. The vii
age is crowded this morning. with people
from the country who came to witness the
Hood. News from up the river shows
that the worst is not yet Should the
Lansing ice, which is expected here to-
night reach US before this gorge gives way,
there is no limiting the damage that must
be done.
AT KALAMAZOO.
kalamazoo, Feb. 1O.-The melted snow
md rain have raised the river greatly.
The bridge at COmstock is partially car
led away and bridges over the river here
Ire in great danger
AT LANSING.
Lansing, Feb. 10.-The river has risen
It the rate Of one inch per hour since
light o'clock this morning, and the ice
las moved out from In front of the CITY
md formed a gorge ne n North Lansing.
which the city authorities are endeayoring
o remove with dynsmite. The Residences
long the river and adjacent streets are
ooded worse than for many years past.
LATER
BY the use of dynamite the ice gorges
ave been broken and the danger seems to
ave passed. The manufactures along the
lver are Hooded and have suspended work.
IA e been partially demolished
v ice.
PENNSYLVANIA PERIL.
Lancaster, Pa, Feb. 10.-The breaking
the gorges up the river has caused a
reat food in the lower Susquehanna. The
racks of the Columbis & Port Deposit rail-
bad are again under several feet of water,
nd travel has been suspended. The water
, the streets of Sag Harbor is very deep.
AT wILKESBARRE.
Willkesbarre, Pa, Feb. 1O.-The wafer
, the Susqueha ma has been rising slowly
'r the past two days and is now twenty
'et above the low water marks. The
oats on the west side are covered with Eve